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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=4> December 2010
				    <td><h3>No activities on December due to YangTang Rinpoche's coming</h3>
					    YangTang Rinphche's RINCHEN TERZOD EMPOWERMENTS at <a href=http://www.orgyendorjeden.org>Orgyen Dorje Den</a>
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=5> November 2010
			            <td><h3>Amitabha Practice for Lama Drimed’s mother</h3>
Ven. Lama Drimed will explain the origin of Amitabha Sadhana, the qualities of Pureland Dewachen and the supreme connection between H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and the Amitabha practice. Due to the kindness and aspiration of H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, this concise terma was revealed during his previous incarnation as Terton Lerab Lingpa, and widely transmitted during Rinpoche’s time in order to benefit beings of future generations who are overtaken by mundane activities with very little time spared for practice. Equally aspired as his root guru, Ven. Lama Drimed has been committed to establish the link to connect all students with this wonderful and potent practice.
<br><br>
					    Time : Nov 14 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Nov 15, Monday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Nov 21 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
				<tr><td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering(Cancelled)</h3>
					    Time : Nov 30 , Tuesday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=7> October 2010
				    <td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Oct 2 Saturday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Parinirvana Anniversary of H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche:</h3>
Lama Chodpa and Shower of Blessings practice
<br><br>
					    Time : Oct 10, Sunday 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Amitabha Practice for Lama Drimed’s mother</h3>
					    Time : Oct 13, Wednesday 7~8:30pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Oct 16, Saturday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Oct 24 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
			        <tr><td><h3>Kurukulle Sadhana Practice</h3>
Kurukulle Sadhana -- based on a terma revealed by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Kurukulle Dakini (Tib. Ri Jyema) is the deity of authority in Tibetan Buddhism, the feminine embodiment
of enlightened wisdom appearing as a semi-wrathful dakini skilled in magnetizing all possible resources.
She is endowed with the ultimate power rendered from the union of compassion and emptiness,
possessing virtues that are all-pervasive and spontaneously present in the three realms, and mastery of
all-accomplishing activities. She is therefore also known as the Dakini of Love and Magnetism. The
vastness and profundity of her merits are beyond measure. She has one face, symbolizing the one taste
of dharmata; three eyes symbolizing her presence permeating the three worlds; four arms signifies the
four types of enlightened activities – pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating, and the four
immeasurables; wrathful expression indicates vanquishing of four demons; body with the color of red
represents love and enticement; head adorned with five-skeleton crown symbolizes five enlightened
wisdoms; necklace strung with fifty human heads signifies severing of beings’ ignorance thereby
transcending the dualism of life and death. If one practices Kurukulle with faith, one would obtain the
merits of a celestial being, earn respect and power from others, improve social relationship and attract
positive connections, thrive in one’s career, being loved and valued by families, friends, and subordinates.
<br><br>
All beings owe their gratitude to this dakini due to her great compassion. The Kurukulle sadhana not only
offers swift success but also magnetize beings in the six realms and offer them the benefit of liberation
from samsara. The Venerable Lama Drimed recognized the impact and hardship people are going
through since the economic downturn. He also experienced the heart-felt empathy towards sanghas’
mental and physical distress in trying to sustain their livelihood, therefore he felt compelled to formalize
Kurukulle Sadhana as one of DRDC’s regular practices in hope of aiding us to secure worldly success,
which leaves us more freedom to achieve ultimate realization.
<br><br>
					    Time : Oct 24, Sunday 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Oct 31, Suday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=6> September 2010
				    <td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Sep 2 Thursday 7~9pm<br>
			        <tr><td><h3>Avalokiteshvara Fire Puja</h3>
                                   Avalokiteshvara Fire Puja – For the benefit of deceased and
earth-bound spirits (in conjunction with the festival on the seventh full moon in Chinese lunar
calendar; Address: 1240 McKay Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 at the Club House)
<br><br>
					    Time : Sep 4, Saturday 3~5pm<br>
					    1240 McKay Drive, San Jose, CA 95131
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Vines of Heart Advice by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche (Part I)</h3>
Vines of Heart Advice was composed by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche for the purpose of
summarizing essential instructions spanning across all nine yanas of Buddhism teachings under
Nyingma Tradition in the form of pith instructions. It is considered one of the most vital and
prominent literature amongst H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche’s ocean-like collection of work. His
Holiness was not only an unsurpassable realized master, he was also known as the legendary
Terton (treasure revealer) of Nyingma school. He was born to a nomadic family in Tibet in 1933. In
1937, he was unerringly recognized by Terton Wangshuk and the Great Siddha Donto Lagong as
the reincarnation of Jetsun Lerab Lingpa (1856~1926) – Teacher of the 13th Dalai Lama as well as
one of the 25 major disciples of Guru Padmasambhava.
<br><br>
					    Time : Sep 12, Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Sep 16, Thursday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Sep 26 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Vines of Heart Advice by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche (Part II)</h3>
					    Time : Sep 26, Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=5> August 2010
				    <td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Aug 4 Wednesday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Amitabha Mantra Recitation</h3>
<br> <br>
					    Time : August 8, Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Aug 18, Wednesday 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - "Vajrasattva – The Wish-fulfilling Jewel Sadhana” practice</h3>
<br> <br>
On August 22, 2010 Venerable Lama Drimed will lead the practice of “Vajrasattva – The Wish-
fulfilling Jewel Sadhana” – a terma revealed by His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. A prophesy
made by Samantabhadra was recorded in a Dzogchen Tantra which stated that it is now the era
when the supreme Vajrasattva will conduct his enlightened deeds to benefit beings in the degenerate
time. The Arya Atisha also once said, “Out of all the practices in the vehicles of Hinayana,
Mahayana, and Mantrayana, the practice of confessing one’s karmic obscurations is considered the
most crucial. Amongst the eighty four thousands categories of Dharma teachings, Vajrasattva
practice is considered with the greatest blessings as the method for purifying one’s wrongdoings”.
H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche revealed this precious terma of Vajrasattva Sadhana in Ching-Hai
in 1994, and it has since then become the regular practice held in every April and scheduled as one
of the four annual practices held in Sertha Larong Five-Science Academy. It is with great fortune
that we encounter the practice of Vajrasattva. This could not have happened had we not
accumulated boundless amounts of supreme merits. It was due to H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche’s
aspiration that one could connect with the merits accumulated from the joint practice of over 10,000
sangha in the Academy. There will be a video instruction on how to clearly visualize the imagery of
this sadhana.
					    <br> <br>
					    Time : August 22, Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Aug 22 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=5> July 2010
				    <td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : July 5 Monday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Kurukulle Sadhana Practice Instruction</h3>
Ven. Lama Drimed will explain the practice of Kurukulle Sadhana. Dechen Rang Dharma Center makes every effort to reflect the lineage tradition of Larong Five-Science Monastery founded by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche.  One of the most important traditions at the monastery is the four major annual practices. The first occurrence of the four is the practice of the enlightened activity of Magnetizing. Dakini Kurukulle is the main deity of the magnetizing practice hence the sadhana will be adopted here as the principle text for DRDC’s annual practice. Kurukulle sadhana is a terma revealed by H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche for the immense benefits for the practitioners and all the lineage gurus. Practicing Kurukulle sadhana will perfect the enlightened activities aspired and conducted by the lineage gurus and disciples’ wish for all lineage gurus to remain with longevity. Practitioners will reach the spontaneous wish-fulfilling state of being, and bring forth happiness in all sentient beings.
<br><br>
					    Time : July 11 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : July 19 Monday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : July 25 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina

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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=6> June 2010
				    <td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : June 13 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
			        <tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : June 20 Sunday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>“Karma and Habitual Inclination” Teaching by Ven. Lama Drimed Lodro</h3>
Ven. Lama Drimed Lodro will explain in detail the importance of recognizing one’s habitual
inclination and how it impacts our current and future lives. Not knowing one’s habitual inclination
and being oblivious to the consequences it brings about clouds us from seeing the truth, thereby
remaining obscured on the stages of the path. It is extremely crucial, especially for practitioners, to
cultivate self-awareness in recognizing one’s habitual inclination, and subsequently transform our
behavioral patterns and their associated karma deeply entrenched within our mind stream.

<br> <br>
					    Time : June 27 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=5> May 2010
				    <td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : May 3 Friday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
			    	<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life(cont.)</h3>
Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (In Sanskit:Bodhisattvacharyavatara) was written by a renowned Indian scholar Shantideva. Arya Shantideva vowed, as documented in the text, that: “I will explain briefly, in accordance with the Scriptures, How to engage in the condensed practices of the Bodhisattva”, laying out the main purpose of this composition. This commentary is a treatise composed of excerpts from 105 different sutras, totaling 10 chapters followed by dedication prayer. The essential points of the entire scripture boil down to the importance of Bodhicitta and the Six Paramitas, with special emphasis on ethical conducts of Bodhisattva. Bodhicitta is the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism. All and every dharma teaching are subsumed in the presence of Bodhicitta. Without Bodhicitta, one is not qualified for the path of Mahayana Buddhism, thereby not entitling the name of a Mahayana Buddhist.
<br> <br>
					    Time : May 10 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Dakini Day Tsog Offering (CANCELLED)</h3>
					    Time : May 18 Saturday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : May 24 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=5> April 2010
				    <td><h3> Dakini day Green Tara Tsog Offering </h3>
					    Time : Apr 7 Wednesday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3> Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    (Please bring tsog food)<br>
					    Time : Apr 23 Friday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Apr 25 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=4> March 2010
				    <td><h3> Dakini day Green Tara Tsog Offering </h3>
					    Time : Mar 9 Tuesday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3> Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    (Please bring tsog food)<br>
					    Time : Mar 24 Wednesday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Mar 28 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Avalokiteshvara Fire Puja and Longchen Nyingtik Kusali Chod Instruction and Practice</h3>
There have been calamities around the world since the beginning of the year. Venerable Lama Drimed would like to gather our efforts through the practice of Fire Puja and Kusali Chod and make dedication to the victims of these adversaries.<br><br>
 
The word kusali means “beggar”. Hermits and renunciates who lack any other possessions make offerings of their own bodies. We cherish our bodies more than any of our other belongings, so the benefits of making them into an offering are also greater.<br><br>
 
By abandoning all thoughts of self-grasping and attachment to this body held so dear, the demonic forces of seduction through desire (the “Mara of the Son of the Gods”), the demonic force of death (the 'Mara of the Lord of Death'), the demonic forces of conflicting emotions (the 'Mara of Disturbing Emotions'), and the demonic forces of the aggregates of ego (the 'Mara of the Skandhas') are thereby destroyed.<br><br>
 
Through the merit and virtue of this, all illnesses that plague the body, all conflicting emotions that disturb the mind, and all destructive influences and obstacles are pacified into all-pervading space. Harmful circumstances that conflict with the Dharma, all selfish clinging to wealth and possessions, and thoughts of self-grasping are exploded
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					    Time : Mar 28 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=4> February 2010
				    <td><h3> Dakini day Green Tara Tsog Offering </h3>
					    Time : Feb 7 Sunday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3> Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Feb 23 Tuesday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Teaching - Chotrul Duchen, the First Major Buddhist Festival: Green Tara Mandala Practice (the long sadhana)</h3>
In Tibetan calendar, the 8th, 10th, 15th, 25th, and 30th of every month are consider special and called Buddha Days or Holy Days. Practicing or performing good deeds on these days are extremely meritorious and the virtues of such deeds multiply 100-fold.<br><br> 
 
There are also four supreme holidays in Tibetan calendar, celebrating the four events known as the "great deeds" of the Buddha (They are the day of miracles, the day the Buddha was enlightened, the day the Buddha first taught the four noble truths, and the day he descended from the god realm of Tushita to Jambudvipa). Reciting mantras, making prostration and/or offering to sangha, keeping precepts, practicing loving kindness and bodhicitta, etc. any good deed done during these four auspicious days are even more meritorious and the virtues of such deeds multiply 100,000-fold.
					    <br><br>
					    Time : Feb 28 Sunday, 2~5pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Feb 28 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
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				<tr><td class=month rowspan=4> Janurary 2010
				    <td><h3>Dakini day Green Tara Tsog Offering</h3>
					    Time : Jan 8 Friday, 7~9pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Life Release</h3>
					    Time : Jan 24 Sunday, 10am<br>
					    Berkeley Marina
			        <tr><td><h3>Teaching - Avalokiteshvara Fire Puja</h3>
					    This sadhana was written by Jetsun Mipham Rinpoche in the  cave of  Gyadod Wangpuk inspired by a dream and the aspiration to benefit all sentient beings. In the footnote of this text, he stated, “This is a particularly powerful means for practicing the perfection of generosity, and for removal of obstacles. Anyone and everyone should practice this sadhana. Especially, during the degenerate times, when sentient beings’ greed and desire are overflowing; when hungry ghosts and evil spirits are multiplying, and when they are attacking humans and livestock, and stripping one’s possessions and enjoyments; when deceased spirits are drifting around propelled solely by their desire for food and wealth; when plague and epidemics are overcasting and contagion to the livestock; when we are haunted by nightmares; when we are endangered by wild animals like wolves and so forth; whenever there is a demonic attack or suspicion of demonic influence, etc., if we can practice this fire puja, then all obstacles and harm-doings shall be pacified. If we regularly or occasionally practice this, imbued with the pure motivation of compassion, we are guaranteed to reverse untimely death, be free from the threat of illnesses, family curses, and contamination; we will increase positive conditions, perfect our accumulations, and thus achieve immediate and ultimate benefits for self and others. Since there are so many more advantages it is not necessary to elaborate on them all. Just practice whole-heartedly with great diligence.” <br><br>
 
Lama Drimed instructed, “With this practice scheduled in the beginning of year 2010, I intend to prospect a new year with far reduced calamities and catastrophes produced either by human or by nature, also to diminish the outbreak of deadly pandemics. Jetsun Mipham Rinpoche is the wisdom emanation of Bodhisattva Manjushri. Having been inspired by Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the deity of compassion, in his dream, this scripture truly came about as the unity of the compassion and wisdom, so powerful as to pacify and remove all obstacles for beings in the degenerate times. Please make time to attend the practice.”
					    <br><br>
					    Time : Jan 24 Sunday, 2~4pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
				<tr><td><h3>Guru Rinpoche Tsog Offering (Please bring Tsog food</h3>
					    Time : Jan 24 Sunday, 4:30~7pm<br>
					    Dechen Rang Dharma Center
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